From a Wall Street Journal commentary by Lee Levine and Matthew L. Schafer headlined “A Resounding Reaffirmation of Times v. Sullivan”:

Donald Trump said in 2016 that he wanted to “open up our libel laws” to make it easier to sue news organizations for defamation. Two Supreme Court justices later raised questions about the landmark ruling New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964). But on Tuesday the high court laid these questions to rest—in a case that on its face had nothing to do with defamation law.